Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Our recently completed 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest winners and finalists are an impressive group, showcasing the broad reach and impact of TechSoup member charities doing environmental work. The organization's work addresses the environmental concern that 40 percent of all food in the United States is wasted every year.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

The United States of 2050 will look different from that of today: whites will no longer be in the majority. Today in the United States, 25 percent of children under age 5 are Hispanic; by 2050, that percentage will be almost 40 percent. Last year, I moderated a panel at Women in Green in Pasadena, CA. are changing.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

We''re excited to announce our Green Sponsors for the 14NTC! This year''s Green Sponsors are: Confluence. Confluence''s Commitment to Going Green. We opted to be green tote bag sponsors this year because we responded to the eco-friendly nature of this type of advertising. Engaging Networks.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 22, 2007

Like "green", it is used so much these days it is starting to lose its oomph. The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program is part of the USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. What the heck does "sustainable" mean anyway?

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

In GreenTech we've explored how telework, or working remotely via the Internet, is good for the environment and will likely change the modern office. Specifically, she focused on its potential to provide incomes to poor people in both rich and poor countries. Here's a look at how telework can create jobs for low wage workers.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 24, 2012

I think it’s pretty well known that TechSoup supplies refurbished computers to nonprofits and libraries in the United States through our Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI), which provides reliable, warrantied desktop and laptop computers.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2011

Datacenters in the United States consume over 100 billion kwh of electricity - the entire annual output of 30 medium coal-fired power plants. There is a clear cost advantage for them to do so, and the fact that it helps the environment and improves human health is a pretty tasty co-benefit.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 21, 2006

They were brought together by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights' Reclaim the Future program to talk about how to make Oakland a model city that uses the growing green economy to lift its low-income residents out of poverty. are going to make Oakland the new Silicon Valley for green capital."

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 24, 2006

Unlike many African girls at that time, she was given the opportunity to go to elementary and high school, and in 1960 she was one of hundreds of Kenyans who were sent to study at colleges in the United States as part of the "Kennedy Airlift." She went on to earn a B.S. in Biology from Mount St. Then things get crazy.

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2021

196 0s – Anti Vietnam War protests and the push for peace in the United States is well-known for the actions taken by University students and protesters, but also involved outspoken members of the business community. 2000 – The United National Global Compact is launched.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It’s no longer a question of whether the impacts on the environment of our collective human actions over decades will continue to result in more extreme weather, natural disasters, and economic instability. The consumer needs to really understand those connections between health and environment,” she says. “We,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

During her summer internship, she has been developing the business plan for Bookshare International, which will bring the benefits of reading to people with print disabilities outside of the United States. Right now he gets his green fix by tending to an aquarium and houseplants. His specialty: user testing.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 24, 2007

Paul Rice: TransFair is the only organization here in the United States that certifies Fair Trade products. They're aware that poverty around the world is not diminishing, they're aware that environment degradation is a looming problem. You can read a transcript of the podcast below. Climate change is on people's minds.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

And the workforce is steadily growing: in the United States, the number of platform workers increased by 34 percent in 2021, one out of three workers has become defined as a temporary or freelance worker, and so-called “independent contractors” are expected to be the majority of the workforce in the near future.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2016

This part of the audit looks at the internal control environment and compliance with best practices for non-federal entities. There are two main resources that discuss the best practices for internal controls: Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government issued by the Comptroller General of the United States (Green Book).

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Achieve

AUGUST 6, 2019

goes green – and we don’t just mean through the past 32 years they’ve spent working to advance biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods around the world. Their Instagram feed is rich with lush, green rainforest landscapes. Follow: @charitywaterraph. RAINFOREST ALLIANCE. Rainforest Alliance. Follow: @aspca. TEAM RUBICON.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

Facebook As the fifth-most trafficked site in the United States, Facebook is a great social network for nonprofits to build a community and brand their campaigns. Given the current market environment it is critical to do more with less. The Twitter community likes to be engaged. I would strongly agree with Maureens comment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2010

Finding Green Businesses : The web has effectively replaced the paper Yellow Pages as a way to find local businesses and services. The Yelp and Around Me apps are popular ways to find restaurants, coffee shops, or hotels wherever you are, but what about green-rated businesses? The Elections app will soon be updated for 2010.).

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

The slogan is "Green Collar Jobs, not Jails" and what we're trying to promote a big vision which includes being able to employ formerly incarcerated people from the Oakland area, "at risk" -- quote unquote -- people from this area into jobs which don't hurt the environment, that actually help sustain us as a community.

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